Trading Statement

Yule Catto & Co PLC
15 December 2006

Yule Catto & Co plc



Pre-close Trading Statement



Trading conditions for the Group in the second half of the year remain similar
to that indicated in the interim statement, with results anticipated to be
broadly in line with market expectation.



In particular, Polymer Chemicals continue to face a difficult raw material
environment as unexpected outages in the monomer supply chain restrict their
availability, leading to further significant increases in input costs. However,
good volume growth will deliver forward momentum in profit. Sales of
pharmaceutical active ingredients have been solid, but with no new major product
launches, the normal pricing erosion of our generic products has impacted on
profitability.



The full trading statement for the 12 months to 31 December 2006 will be
released on 7 March 2007.



                                                                15 December 2006







ENQUIRIES:


YULE CATTO                                      Tel: [phone]
Adrian Whitfield, Chief Executive
Sean Cummins, Finance Director

COLLEGE HILL                                    Tel: [phone]
Gareth David






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